FightMatrix Program – UFC 223: Nurmagomedov/Iaquinta (04-07-2018)
Lightweight Championship (155)
[#3] Khabib Nurmagomedov (25-0-0, 154.5lb) vs. [#13] Al Iaquinta (14-3-1, 155.2lb)
Khabib Nurmagomedov is the All-Time #20 ranked Lightweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Khabib Nurmagomedov (3-0-0)
2017-12-30: W vs. [#4LW] Edson Barboza (19-5-0) via UD (30-25, 30-25, 30-24)
2016-11-12: W vs. [#39FW] Michael Johnson (17-13-0) via Submission (Kimura) in 2:31 of round 3
2016-04-16: W vs. [#164LW] Darrell Horcher (13-3-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:38 of round 2
Last 3 Fights: Al Iaquinta (3-0-0)
2017-04-22: W vs. [#93WW] Diego Sanchez (27-11-0) via KO (Punches) in 1:38 of round 1
2015-04-04: W vs. [#7WW] Jorge Masvidal (32-13-0) via SD (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
2015-01-31: W vs. [#51LW] Joe Lauzon (27-14-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:34 of round 2
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Khabib Nurmagomedov 98, Al Iaquinta 350
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Women Strawweight Championship (115)
[#1/#3DD/#3P4P] Rose Namajunas (7-3-0, 114.2lb, -102) vs. [#3/#6DD/#5P4P] Joanna Jedrzejczyk (14-1-0, 114.0lb, -121)
Rose Namajunas is the All-Time #23 ranked Women’s fighter.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk is the All-Time #4 ranked Women’s fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Rose Namajunas (2-1-0)
2017-11-04: W vs. [#3SW/#6DD/#5P4P] Joanna Jedrzejczyk (14-1-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:03 of round 1
2017-04-15: W vs. [#28SW] Michelle Waterson (14-6-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:47 of round 2
2016-07-30: L vs. [#8SW] Karolina Kowalkiewicz (11-2-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Last 3 Fights: Joanna Jedrzejczyk (2-1-0)
2017-11-04: L vs. [#1SW/#3DD/#3P4P] Rose Namajunas (7-3-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:03 of round 1
2017-05-13: W vs. [#2SW/#5DD/#4P4P] Jessica Andrade (18-6-0) via UD (50-45, 50-44, 50-45)
2016-11-12: W vs. [#8SW] Karolina Kowalkiewicz (11-2-0) via UD (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Rose Namajunas 154, Joanna Jedrzejczyk 154
Previous Match-up Record: Rose Namajunas leads 1-0-0
Wins Against Common Opposition: Joanna Jedrzejczyk leads 2-0
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Featherweight (145)
[#17] Renato Carneiro (11-1-1, 145.6lb, +112) vs. [#23] Calvin Kattar (18-2-0, 145.4lb, -137)
Last 3 Fights: Renato Carneiro (2-1-0)
2017-07-29: L vs. [#2FW/#9DD/#9P4P] Brian Ortega (14-0-0) via SUB in 2:59 of round 3
2017-04-15: W vs. [#5FW] Jeremy Stephens (28-14-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
2016-05-14: W vs. [*] Zubaira Tukhugov (18-4-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Last 3 Fights: Calvin Kattar (3-0-0)
2018-01-20: W vs. [#51FW] Shane Burgos (10-1-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:32 of round 3
2017-07-29: W vs. [#26FW] Andre Fili (18-5-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2016-09-23: W vs. [#249FW] Chris Foster (11-5-0) via UD ()
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Renato Carneiro 252, Calvin Kattar 77
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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One Championship – Weight Division Confusion
Due to a weight cutting death, One Championship rolled out changes to their weigh-ins and divisional ranges at the start of 2016.
Although online literature suggests they still do weigh-ins, I can’t find any legitimate pre-event weigh-in results since they rolled out this new program. As far as I can tell, they come up with a fight-ready, perhaps slightly dehydrated weight for each fighter and put them in whatever division they fit.
What makes it more confusing is how they structure their ranges:
| Division | OneFC Limit | Standard Limit |
| Heavyweight | 265 | 265 |
| Light Heavyweight | 225 | 205 |
| Middleweight | 205 | 185 |
| Welterweight | 185 | 170 |
| Lightweight | 170 | 155 |
| Featherweight | 155 | 145 |
| Bantamweight | 145 | 135 |
| Flyweight | 135 | 125 |
| Strawweight | 125 | 115 |
| Atomweight | 115 | 105 |
The upper-limit of Heavyweight remains unchanged, while all of the other divisions are staggered by one, with the exception of Light Heavyweight, which basically equates to a “Light” Heavyweight. So, they tried to make the common naming convention “work” with their altered methods.
To incorporate a real-world example, Bibiano Fernandes is the promotion’s 145-pound champion. In a fight-ready, perhaps slightly dehydrated state, he probably is about 145 pounds and as far as I can tell, this is where he is expected to weigh under their strange conditions — so this is pretty clear so far.
To OneFC, he is a “Bantamweight”, but at where he’s expected to weigh, he’d be considered a “Featherweight” to the rest of the MMA world. However, in the rest of MMA, he would not be exempt from cutting an additional 10 or so pounds of water weight, so in all likelihood, he’d weigh-in at 135 prior to the event — a “true” Bantamweight.
As you may have noticed, our divisional limits are slightly higher than the standard limits, to accommodate for slight variances historically in organizations shifting things a bit, deciding to use the metric system and with another pound or two on top of that to allow for small weigh-in misses. However, they aren’t so much higher to allow for OneFC fighters to be slotted in their “true” MMA divisions without breaking our own rules and ignoring actual weigh-in results.
Hopefully this clears things up.
Current MMA Rankings Updated (04-01-2018)
Notable Info
- Women’s Strawweight expanded to Top 60 (from 50).
Fight Matrix Program: UFC 222 (03-03-2018)
Women Featherweight Championship (145)
[#1/#2DD/#2P4P] Cristiane Justino (19-1-0, -1663) vs. [#14BW] Yana Kunitskaya (10-3-0, +927)
Cristiane Justino is the All-Time #2 ranked Women’s fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Cristiane Justino (3-0-0)
2017-12-30: W vs. [#4FW] Holly Holm (11-4-0) via UD (49-46, 48-47, 48-47)
2017-07-29: W vs. [#5BW] Tonya Evinger (19-6-0) via TKO in 1:56 of round 3
2016-09-24: W vs. [#18BW] Lina Lansberg (7-3-0) via TKO in 2:29 of round 2
Last 3 Fights: Yana Kunitskaya (1-1-0, 1 NC)
2017-08-31: W vs. [#28BW] Raquel Paaluhi (6-6-0) via UD (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
2017-03-25: L vs. [#5BW] Tonya Evinger (19-6-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:32 of round 2
2016-11-18: NC vs. [#5BW] Tonya Evinger (19-6-0)
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Cristiane Justino 63, Yana Kunitskaya 184
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Cristiane Justino leads 1-0
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Featherweight (145)
[#3] Frankie Edgar (22-5-1, -174) vs. [#5] Brian Ortega (13-0-0, +145)
Frankie Edgar is the All-Time #10 ranked Featherweight and #11 ranked Absolute fighter.
Brian Ortega is the All-Time #34 ranked Featherweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Frankie Edgar (2-1-0)
2017-05-13: W vs. [#35FW] Yair Rodriguez (10-2-0) via TKO (Doctor Stoppage) in 5:00 of round 2
2016-11-12: W vs. [#4FW] Jeremy Stephens (28-14-0) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
2016-07-09: L vs. [#2FW] Jose Aldo (26-4-0) via UD (49-46, 48-47, 49-46)
Last 3 Fights: Brian Ortega (3-0-0)
2017-12-09: W vs. [#13FW] Cub Swanson (25-8-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 3:22 of round 2
2017-07-29: W vs. [#16FW] Renato Carneiro (11-1-1) via SUB in 2:59 of round 3
2016-06-04: W vs. [#25LW] Clay Guida (34-17-0) via TKO in 4:40 of round 3
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Frankie Edgar 294, Brian Ortega 84
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 1 win(s) against common opposition.
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Bantamweight (135)
[#47] Andre Soukhamthath (12-5-0, -129) vs. [#79] Sean OMalley (9-0-0, +105)
Last 3 Fights: Andre Soukhamthath (1-2-0)
2017-12-09: W vs. [#73BW] Luke Sanders (11-2-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:06 of round 2
2017-08-05: L vs. [#20BW] Alejandro Perez (19-6-1) via SD (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
2017-03-04: L vs. [#129BW] Albert Morales (6-4-1) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Last 3 Fights: Sean OMalley (3-0-0)
2017-12-01: W vs. [#132BW] Terrion Ware (17-7-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2017-07-18: W vs. [#348BW] Alfred Khashakyan (8-4-0) via TKO in 4:14 of round 1
2017-05-05: W vs. [#552BW] David Nuzzo (9-2-0) via KO (Wheel Kick) in 2:15 of round 1
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Andre Soukhamthath 84, Sean OMalley 92
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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FightMatrix Program: UFC on FOX 28 (02-24-2018)
Featherweight (145)
[#5] Josh Emmett (13-1-0, +134) vs. [#8] Jeremy Stephens (27-14-0, -162)
Jeremy Stephens is the All-Time #21 ranked Featherweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Josh Emmett (2-1-0)
2017-12-16: W vs. [#9FW] Ricardo Lamas (18-6-0) via KO (Punch) in 4:33 of round 1
2017-10-21: W vs. [#161FW] Felipe Arantes (18-9-1) via UD (30-26, 30-26, 30-25)
2017-04-08: L vs. [#63LW] Desmond Green (20-7-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
Last 3 Fights: Jeremy Stephens (2-1-0)
2018-01-14: W vs. [#34FW] Doo Ho Choi (14-3-0) via TKO (Punches and Elbows) in 2:36 of round 2
2017-09-09: W vs. [#42FW] Gilbert Melendez (22-7-0) via UD (30-26, 30-25, 30-26)
2017-04-15: L vs. [#16FW] Renato Carneiro (11-1-1) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Josh Emmett 70, Jeremy Stephens 41
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Women Strawweight (115)
[#3/#6DD/#6P4P] Jessica Andrade (17-6-0, -308) vs. [#9] Tecia Torres (10-1-0, +243)
Jessica Andrade is the All-Time #44 ranked Women’s fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Jessica Andrade (2-1-0)
2017-09-22: W vs. [#5SW] Claudia Gadelha (15-3-0) via UD (30-25, 30-26, 30-27)
2017-05-13: L vs. [#2SW/#5DD/#4P4P] Joanna Jedrzejczyk (14-1-0) via UD (50-45, 50-44, 50-45)
2017-02-04: W vs. [#16SW] Angela Hill (7-4-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Last 3 Fights: Tecia Torres (3-0-0)
2017-12-02: W vs. [#27SW] Michelle Waterson (14-6-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
2017-07-07: W vs. [#37SW] Juliana Lima (9-5-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 0:53 of round 2
2017-02-04: W vs. [#69FLY] Bec Rawlings (7-7-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Jessica Andrade 155, Tecia Torres 84
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 1 win(s) against common opposition.
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Light Heavyweight (205)
[#10] Ovince St. Preux (22-10-0, -121) vs. [#12] Ilir Latifi (13-5-0, -103)
Ovince St. Preux is the All-Time #41 ranked Light Heavyweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Ovince St. Preux (3-0-0)
2017-11-04: W vs. [#19LHW] Corey Anderson (9-4-0) via KO (Head Kick) in 1:25 of round 3
2017-09-22: W vs. [#54WW] Yushin Okami (34-11-0) via Technical Submission (Shoulder Choke) in 1:50 of round 1
2017-04-22: W vs. [#47LHW] Marcos Rogerio de Lima (15-5-1) via Submission (Shoulder Choke) in 2:11 of round 2
Last 3 Fights: Ilir Latifi (2-1-0)
2017-09-09: W vs. [#29LHW] Tyson Pedro (7-1-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
2016-09-03: L vs. [#3LHW] Ryan Bader (24-5-0) via KO (Knee) in 2:06 of round 2
2016-03-05: W vs. [#30LHW] Gian Villante (16-9-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Ovince St. Preux 112, Ilir Latifi 168
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 1 win(s) against common opposition.
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Fight Matrix Program – UFC 221: Romero vs Rockhold (02-10-2018)
Middleweight Championship (185)
[#3] Luke Rockhold (16-3-0, -134) vs. [#5] Yoel Romero (12-2-0, +110)
Luke Rockhold is the All-Time #3 ranked Middleweight and #46 ranked Absolute fighter.
Yoel Romero is the All-Time #15 ranked Middleweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Luke Rockhold (2-1-0)
2017-09-16: W vs. [#13MW] David Branch (21-4-0) via TKO (Submission to Punches) in 4:05 of round 2
2016-06-04: L vs. [#7MW] Michael Bisping (30-9-0) via TKO in 3:36 of round 1
2015-12-12: W vs. [#8MW] Chris Weidman (14-3-0) via TKO in 3:12 of round 4
Last 3 Fights: Yoel Romero (2-1-0)
2017-07-08: L vs. [#2MW/#10P4P] Robert Whittaker (19-4-0) via UD (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)
2016-11-12: W vs. [#8MW] Chris Weidman (14-3-0) via KO (Flying Knee) in 0:24 of round 3
2015-12-12: W vs. [#9MW] Ronaldo Souza (25-5-0) via SD (29-28, 29-27, 28-29)
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Luke Rockhold 147, Yoel Romero 217
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 4 win(s) against common opposition.
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Heavyweight (265)
[#5] Mark Hunt (13-11-1, +136) vs. [#15] Curtis Blaydes (8-1-0, -159)
Mark Hunt is the All-Time #22 ranked Heavyweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Mark Hunt (1-1-0, 1 NC)
2017-06-10: W vs. [#8HW+] Derrick Lewis (18-5-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:51 of round 4
2017-03-04: L vs. [#4HW+] Alistair Overeem (43-16-0) via KO (Knee) in 1:44 of round 3
2016-07-09: NC vs. [*] Brock Lesnar (5-3-0)
Last 3 Fights: Curtis Blaydes (2-0-0, 1 NC)
2017-11-04: W vs. [#19HW+] Alexey Oleynik (57-11-1) via TKO (Doctor Stoppage) in 1:56 of round 2
2017-07-08: W vs. [#44HW+] Daniel Omielanczuk (19-8-1) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2017-02-04: NC vs. [#81HW+] Adam Milstead (8-1-0)
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Mark Hunt 245, Curtis Blaydes 98
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Heavyweight (265)
[#73] Tai Tuivasa (6-0-0, -305) vs. [#127] Cyril Asker (9-3-0, +251)
Last 3 Fights: Tai Tuivasa (3-0-0)
2017-11-18: W vs. [#305HW+] Rashad Coulter (8-3-0) via KO (Flying Knee) in 4:35 of round 1
2016-10-15: W vs. [*] James McSweeney (15-15-0) via TKO (Corner Stoppage) in 5:00 of round 1
2016-06-18: W vs. [#557HW+] Brandon Sosoli (5-4-0) via KO (Elbow) in 0:21 of round 1
Last 3 Fights: Cyril Asker (2-1-0)
2017-11-25: W vs. [#507HW+] Yaozong Hu (3-1-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:33 of round 2
2017-06-17: L vs. [#55HW+] Walt Harris (10-7-0) via TKO (Punches and Elbows) in 1:44 of round 1
2017-01-15: W vs. [#397HW+] Dmitry Smoliakov (8-2-0) via TKO (Punches and Elbows) in 2:41 of round 1
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Tai Tuivasa 84, Cyril Asker 77
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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